Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America
Central America: Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) was 5,886 million USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America is 5,886 million USD, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America peaked at 9,223 million USD in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,051 million USD, in 2020.
Central America ranks 26th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,162 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 9,223 million USD | +121.6% |
| 2003 | 4,542 million USD | -50.8% |
| 2004 | 4,659 million USD | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5,339 million USD | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 5,570 million USD | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 6,852 million USD | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 7,657 million USD | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 6,718 million USD | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 7,874 million USD | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 8,450 million USD | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 7,967 million USD | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 8,199 million USD | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 8,208 million USD | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6,911 million USD | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 5,583 million USD | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 4,536 million USD | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 5,014 million USD | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 4,046 million USD | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 3,051 million USD | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 3,542 million USD | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 4,170 million USD | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 5,798 million USD | +39.0% |
| 2024 | 5,886 million USD | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,080 million USD | 4,162 million USD | 9,223 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,679 million USD | 4,046 million USD | 8,450 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,490 million USD | 3,051 million USD | 5,886 million USD | 5 |
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.33 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America?
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America was 5,886 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 9,223 million USD in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,051 million USD in 2020.
- How does Central America rank for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure)?
- Central America ranks 26th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.